1. Slow down and enjoy the time

Rockwell, a mental health expert in Oakland County and New York City, specializes in mindfulness meditation, and she recommends women slow down and enjoy the precious phase of life when their children are young.

“The job, home, laundry, it’s just so overwhelming – all the pulls on our time,” she says. “When you’re not rushing around trying to fit everything in, just to be able to minimize and just have some quality engagement is a gift.”

Rockwell speaks from personal experience. She quit a high-powered career as a TV reporter and producer in Washington, D.C. to raise her children at home. She relished taking her two sons, now in their 20s, on cultural outings, or doing simple things at home.

“Balancing everything, to me, would look more like minimizing and not trying to do more,” she explains, “but figuring out how to be satisfied with doing less.

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“I’m not a believer in multitasking,” Rockwell adds. “I think we should unitask.”